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July 15, 2016
Researchers map hot spots for child maltreatment in Travis County Thursday, July 14, 2016 By Jane Wester – Special to the American-Statesman Using risk factors like poverty and lack of access to education, researchers at the Dell Medical School have been mapping “hot spots” in Travis County for child maltreatment and neglect to inform experts […]
July 11, 2016
Johnston: How Dell Med School’s first class will shape care in Austin Thursday, July 7, 2016 By Clay Johnston – Special to the American-Statesman Dean Clay Johnston goes into the varied and impressive backgrounds of the all the students that comprise the first class at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas. He […]
June 17, 2016
Thousands of Low-Income Students and Adults Expected to Eat Free, Healthy Summer Lunches thanks to Sendero Health Plans and Central Texas Food Bank Posted: Monday, June 13, 2016 By Sendero Health Plans for PR Newswire In an effort to ensure that students who qualify for free and reduced school lunches don’t miss out on nutrition […]
May 26, 2016
As More of Their Patients Move Outside the City, Healthcare Providers Have to Get Creative Posted: Thursday, May 20, 2016 By Syeda Hasan – KUT Austin’s rapid growth, higher cost of living, and gentrification has been pushing out low-income, long-term residents; some of which are patients of Central Health and its partners. This means that […]
May 13, 2016
Judge sides with House Republicans against health care law Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 By Sam Hananel and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, AP/Statesman/WP In a setback for the Obama health care law, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the administration is unconstitutionally subsidizing medical bills for millions of people. The ruling is a win for House Republicans trying […]
May 23, 2016
You can see the future of Austin health care at this annual luncheon Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 By Michael Barnes – American-Statesman Staff Seton recently held its Future of Care Luncheon, hosting finalists among 85 companies competing for the first annual Innovation Awards. The competition mostly focused on linking healthcare information and efforts, but […]
May 6, 2016
F.D.A. Imposes Rules for E-Cigarettes in a Landmark Move Posted: Thursday, May 5, 2016 By SABRINA TAVERNISE, The New York Times The federal government made a final ruling this past Thursday on the future of the e-cigarette industry. The Food and Drug Administration issued new rules intended to regulate e-cigs, vape liquids, and bansale to […]
April 15, 2016
Ensuring all Travis County residents have access to health care is a 24/7 effort that occurs not only in hospitals and clinics, but also in homeless shelters and bridge underpasses, on street corners, at churches, on campus, and in jail-the issues alluded to in our April 3 Austin American-Statesman editorial. To help bring these stories […]
April 2, 2016
This op-ed originally appeared in the Sunday, April 3 edition of the Austin American-Statesman Our Community is booming, and for many people this is a problem. A robust economy, skilled workforce, and high quality of life are magnets drawing new employers, developers and tens-of-thousands of people to Travis County and Austin every year. These […]
April 1, 2016
No foolin’ we’re getting Austin moving. Join the Mayor and the City of Austin, as they begin the 2016 Million Mile Month® AUSTIN (March 29, 2016) – In celebration of Million Mile Month everyone is encouraged to begin his or her fitness journey of 10,000 steps starting April 1. Austinites know it’s easy to start but how […]